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Impreza WRC (two-door GC)
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Impreza WRC (two-door GC)

WRC97 · 1997–1997AWD

The 1997 Impreza WRC was Subaru's first World Rally Car, built on a two-door coupe bodyshell with a wider track. Its turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine made roughly 300 horsepower, sent through a sequential gearbox to all four wheels. It took the manufacturers' title at the first attempt, and the two-door shell stayed in use through the 2000 season.

296 hpPower
1997-1997Year
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Impreza WRC (two-door GC), every angle

Impreza WRC (two-door GC)Exterior
Impreza WRC (two-door GC)Exterior
Impreza WRC (two-door GC)Exterior
Impreza WRC (two-door GC)Exterior
Impreza WRC (two-door GC)Interior
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine2.0L EJ20 turbo flat-4 (34 mm restrictor)
Displacement2.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission6-speed Sequential
DrivetrainAWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power296 hp
Torque470 Nm
Weight1230 kg
Dimensions & body
Doors2
Seats2

STORY

Subaru's World Rally Car, run by Prodrive from 1997 until the works team withdrew at the end of 2008. It carried the marque's third manufacturers' title in its first season and drivers' titles for Richard Burns in 2001 and Petter Solberg in 2003. Across its whole rally career, in Group A and World Rally Car form, the Impreza won 46 world championship rallies.

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